Soda Pop Case Analysis

At the end of the book Ponyboy finally comes to terms with the deaths of Johnny and Dally, and he finally realizes that violence is not the answer when he makes up with Darry. Darry and Ponyboy are shouting at each other, and Ponyboy asks Sodapop to take his side. This causes Sodapop to rush out of the house, and Ponyboy and Darry chase after him. When they finally catch up Sodapop tells them he feels sick of being pulled apart by their fights. Ponyboy sympathizes with Sodapop as he says in the text: “Darry and I did play tug of war with him, with never a thought to how much it was hurting him.” Ponyboy suddenly understands what his fighting with Darry has done to Sodapop, and later in their conversation Ponyboy realizes why he never got along with Darry: “I saw that I had expected Darry to do all the understanding without even trying to

Overall, Soda is caring in the story. Ponyboy gives the reader a reason to believe that Sodapop cares about him when he says “I hated to worry Sodapop” (pg. 16). This is explaining how Sodapop worries about Ponyboy, which shows how much Soda cares. Another instance of Sodapop’s helpfulness is being seen when he nurtured Johnny. “Soda held him and pushed his hair back out of his eyes. “It’s okay, Johnnycake, they’re gone now. It's okay.”” (pg. 33). Sodapop could have walked away from Johnny. Instead, he held him and reassured him.

An important aspect of Soda's personality is his love and caring for those around him. The most important people in Sodapop’s life are his brothers, Darry and Ponyboy, and he would go to the end of the earth to help them. When their parents passed away, all three of the boys were greatly affected, but Soda tried to keep things as normal as possible for Ponyboy. When Darry is explaining to Ponyboy how he got his concussion he says, “You got a concussion from getting kicked in the head – Soda saw it... I’ve never seen him so mad. I think he could have whipped anyone, in the state he was in...”(Page 113) This conversation makes us realize how much Sodapop wants to protect Ponyboy, and his very deep love for his younger brother. He feels obliged to look after, and stick up for Ponyboy, his ‘kid brother.’ After the rumble,

Dally Winston shows that some people act tough, so life won’t hurt. “You get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothing can touch you.”(pg.147) Dally tells Pony this while they are driving to go see Johnny before he dies. Saying this is like saying if you don’t have emotions, then nothing will hurt you. Dally only cared about Johnny and, when Johnny dies, he wants to die too. Ever since Johnny got jumped he was nervous and scared. Then when his friend’s life depended on it, he killed a Soc and when the church was burning he risked his own life to save the children. By having this happen the author shows that Johnny comes off like a shy, scared person, but he can be a hero and will risk his life for others. Sodapop Curtis is the middle brother, he understands everyone and is more optimistic feeling than the rest of the greasers. “Soda never touches a drop—he doesn‘t have to. He gets drunk on just plain living. And he understands everybody.”(pg. 8) He is less affected by tension than his brothers, but sometimes gets caught up in their drama. “It's like a middleman in a tug o' war and I'm being split in half… We're all we've got left. We ought to be able to stick together against anything. If we don't have each other, we don't have anything." Soda is like a peacemaker in the house and values his family’s peace.

The reporters and police interview Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry in the hospital waiting room. Sodapop jokes with the reporters and hospital staff. The doctors finally come and say that Dally will be fine but that Johnny’s back was broken when the roof caved in. Even if Johnny survives, they add, he will be permanently disabled. The next morning, Ponyboy is making breakfast when Steve Randle (Sodapop’s best friend) and Two-Bit come in with the morning newspaper. The papers draw Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally as heroes for rescuing the schoolchildren. They also mention Ponyboy’s excellent performance on the track team, in school. The papers mention that the state will charge Johnny with manslaughter and send both Ponyboy and Johnny to juvenile court.

In chapter 4, when Johnny killed Bob because he was drowning Ponyboy, even though Ponyboy did nothing wrong he stayed with Johnny. Whenever Ponyboy and his brother Darry get in a fight, Sodapop his other brother stands up for him, but then at the end of chapter 3, Darry and Ponyboy get in a fight about him sleeping in a parking lot instead of home. Sodapop tries standing up for Ponyboy but Sodapop gets yelled at so Ponyboy said don't yell at my brother, he stood up for Sodapop just like he did with him. He was also willing to look past all the bad in socs and was willing to be friends with some of them. In chapter 2, he met Cherry and Marcia, who are socs

I would purchase a bottle of Jones soda after reading this article, for many reasons. First, I like the idea that Jones came up with to allow their customers to send in their photos or quotes to be featured on the bottle. I like this idea because as a customer it intrigued me and made me want to go and purchase a bottle of Jones soda. Secondly, I enjoy the curiosity that the flavours spark inside of me, I give my vote for uniqueness to Jones for that. I enjoy these surprise flavours because you cannot predict on what the taste experience for a flavour like shag-carpet will be like so you’re left dying to try it! Thirdly, I would buy a Jones soda because of their creativity to try new things. For example Coca Cola has had the same product for

Johnny shocks Dally by telling him he wants to go back home and confess to his crime. Dally tries to change Johnny’s mind, convincing him not to because if he does he will be going to prison and dally doesn’t want Johnny to see him in prison. Johnny is points out that his own parents would not care what ever happens to him, but Ponyboy’s brothers care about him and don’t want to see him like that. Swearing under his breath, Dally begins to drive Johnny and Ponyboy home. As they drive past the church where Ponyboy and Johnny had been staying, they see that it is on fire. Ponyboy thinks he and Johnny must have started the fire with a cigarette butt, so the boys jump out of the car to check out the fire. When Ponyboy wakes, he is in an ambulance,

Mediator Vision the average group of friends where it includes two people that disagree often. Put in the position of a mediator. Would you be able to keep your composure and emotions inside? Could you keep a smile to keep the two tolerating one another? A skillful way of words so that it isn’t visual whose side you’ve chosen?

Did you know that soft drinks that are sugar sweetened contribute to the development of diabetes? Well, drinking soda not only causes diabetes but it also causes heart disease, high cholesterol, obesity, strokes and tooth decay. High consumption of sugary drinks can obstruct with a number of neurological processes, mostly those associated with memory making and with that everyday intellectual work like memory formations and learning become much more difficult as a result. And also a research states that it can also increase people’s risk of getting chronic heart disease and an inflated risk of pulmonary complications, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (“Effects of Soda”). Soda is consisted of high-fructose corn syrup, many different

The U.S and its people have been facing health problems for the longest time, from all kinds of diseases and health issues- obesity and type 2 diabetes specifically. Obesity and being overweight are problems that teens and adults are facing in the U.S. and is continuing to increase each and every day. The food stamp act created in 1964 was initially designed to help provide food for people in need of help at a time when hunger was one of the main problems hitting the U.S, many years later, while the hunger issue is still existing, the program adjusted at a slow pace to a better nutritional program. For the past couple of years, it has been argued on whether soda and other sugary drinks should be bought on the supplemental Nutrition Assistance

A diet high in sugar can interfere with a number of neurological processes, particularly those involved in memory making. A study published

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